The Ophthalmic Instrument Cleaning and Sterilization Task Force released guidelines for the cleaning and sterilization of intraocular surgical instruments in ASCs.  By Angie Stewart - 5/1/18

The number of nurse practitioners and physician assistants hired in specialty practices rose 22 percent between 2008 and 2016, according to an article in JAMA Internal Medicine.  By Shayna Korol - 5/1/18

A study conducted by UC Los Angeles researchers found procedures performed by surgeons 50 years and older had lower mortality rates than those performed by their younger counterparts, Medical Life Sciences reports.  By Eric Oliver - 4/26/18

Almost three-quarters — 71 percent — of reusable endoscopes deemed ready for use on patients in three hospitals had microbial growth, a study in the American Journal of Infection Control found.  By Shayna Korol - 4/25/18

SPH Analytics named Grand Rapids, Minn.-based Lakewood Surgery Center a 2017 National APEX Quality Award winner for outstanding patient satisfaction and overall quality of care.   By Angie Stewart - 4/24/18

Nicholas B. Frisch, MD, MBA, shared his thoughts on the importance of comprehensive screening and how physicians can implement it with Becker's ASC Review.  By Angie Stewart - 4/24/18

Electronic form and workflow solution provider FormFast will implement its solution in the ambulatory facilities of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.-based War Memorial Hospital.  By Eric Oliver - 4/24/18

SPH Analytics awarded Biloxi, Miss.-based Gulf Coast Outpatient Surgery Center the 2017 APEX Quality Award for outstanding patient satisfaction and overall quality of care.  By Angie Stewart - 4/23/18

SPH Analytics honored 108 healthcare facilities with the 2017 APEX Quality Award for outstanding patient satisfaction and overall quality of care, and 84 recipients were ASCs.  By Angie Stewart - 4/23/18

Nicholas B. Frisch, MD, MBA, is an orthopedic surgeon specialized in hip and knee replacement. Dr. Frisch performs inpatient cases at Ascension Crittenton Hospital in Rochester, Mich., and outpatient cases at Michigan Institute for Advanced Surgery in Lake Orion, Mich.  By Angie Stewart - 4/23/18

Machine learning technology with real-time hand hygiene notification could be a cost-effective way to improve hand hygiene in outpatient settings, according to a study in the Journal of Hospital Infection.  By Shayna Korol - 4/16/18

A Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll found 51 percent of Americans support a single-payer health plan, while 43 percent oppose it, the Washington Post reports.  By Eric Oliver - 4/13/18

ASA Physical Status IV patients can be treated successfully on an outpatient basis, but they're twice as likely as healthier patients to need hospital admissions afterward, according to Anesthesiology News.  By Angie Stewart - 4/13/18

Traverse City, Mich.-based Copper Ridge Surgery Center won the Intalere Healthcare Achievement Award for its Patient Experience Initiative called "The Way We Work Together," the Record Eagle reports.  By Angie Stewart - 4/12/18

State Sen. Jerry Hill (D-Calif.) is pushing legislation that would make California the first state to require physicians to inform patients if they are on probation for wrongdoing, including sexual misconduct, KSBW 8 reports.  By Shayna Korol - 4/10/18

In our ongoing series, Becker's ASC Review spoke with American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities’ Director of Accreditation Jeanne Henry about the organization's commonly cited deficiency related to having policies to handle a situation in which the surgeon or anesthesia provider becomes incapacitated.  By Eric Oliver - 4/6/18

Nurses are among the least likely workers to consider changing careers, according to an Indeed Hiring Lab analysis.  By Shayna Korol - 4/5/18

WalletHub released its annual report on the most and lease stressed states.  By Eric Oliver - 4/3/18

The Collaborative for Healing and Renewal in Medicine offered practices a series of steps to address physician burnout.  By Eric Oliver - 3/29/18

Cigna reached its goal of reducing opioid use among members by 25 percent, more than one year before it expected to hit that target, Forbes reports.  By Angie Stewart - 3/28/18